Yesterday was April 15, the middle of the month. The ides, as the Romans would have called it. It was Wednesday. I have an early morning yoga class, about a 20 minute walk away. After, I make a stop for coffee and then go on to work.
It's a small class, with just two regular students, who, it turns out, aren't all that regular. One of them currently has an injury (not caused by my class) and is under instructions to lay off from yoga for a while. The other is an attorney with busy professional and family commitments who is able to come perhaps half the time or a little more. They're good at letting me know if they can come each week, but I need to show up anyway because there might be people dropping in.
Yesterday, as it turns out, no one came. So I spent about 20 minutes talking with Judy, the person staffing the studio early on Wednesdays. It was nice to learn some more about her, and have a little more connection than just saying "Hi" once a week. Then I went to Starbucks and had a cup of coffee while I worked on ideas for my special Earth Day yoga class coming up on Sunday. After I ran out of coffee and ideas, I walked on to work, still earlier than normal, so I was able to get in a nice yoga practice of my own in the gym before changing and going to work. Turns out that having no one show up for class gave me some time to enjoy.
There's a week each year when the leaf canopy over the city, especially Rock Creek Park, springs out from the bare branches of winter, spreading bright green color like a huge, slow brush stroke. Looking out from my office window yesterday, I realized that it is this week. More birds have arrived too, and the early morning air is filled with vigorous singing.
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